Un-Chi Gim (Gyeonggi-do, KOR) lost
10-4 to
Rachel Homan (Ottawa, ON) in the Final of the Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic, held September 28 - October 1, 2017 at the Vernon Curling Club in Vernon, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Gim won
6-5 over
Chelsea Carey (Calgary, AB) in the semifinals of the 2017 Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada; and won
7-4 over
Val Sweeting (Edmonton, AB) in the quarterfinals. of the 2017 Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic in Vernon, British Columbia, Canada;
Gim finished 4-1 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gim defeated
Kelsey Rocque (Edmonton, AB) 7-5, then won
5-2 against
Kelly Shimizu (Richmond, BC) and
6-1 against
Kesa Van Osch (Nanaimo, BC). Gim went on to lose
6-5 against
Diane Gushulak (New Westminister, BC). Gim responded with a
7-5 win over
Casey Scheidegger (Lethbridge, AB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Prestige Hotels & Resorts Curling Classic, Gim take home
40.188 world rankings points along with the $6,900CDN prize, moving up 7 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 33rd place overall with
150.054 total points. Gim ranks 19th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
59.226 points earned so far this season.
